HISTORIC FLIGHT A live video feed of the Solar Impulse 2 solar–powered aircraft is pictured on a screen at the mission control center in Monaco early on Sunday, during the plane’s take-off from Abu Dhabi in the first attempt to fly around the world in a plane using solar energy. AFP PHOTO
HISTORIC FLIGHT
A live video feed of the Solar Impulse 2 solar–powered aircraft is pictured on a screen at the mission control center in Monaco early on Sunday, during the plane’s take-off from Abu Dhabi in the first attempt to fly around the world in a plane using solar energy. AFP PHOTO

ABU DHABI: The first attempt to fly around the world in a plane using only solar power launched on Monday in Abu Dhabi in a landmark journey aimed at promoting green energy.

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